smoothie recipes?!

vinsonh42

I am getting tired of the same breakfast smoothie every day. I need some new options. Please post recipes for your favorite smoothies preferably ones that can be for breakfast rather than dessert.

My normal is
1 banana
1 cup halved strawberries
1 cup light strawberry yogurt
1/2-3/4 cup milk or vanilla soy milk
add ice and blend! sometimes i add protein powder.
I can split it with my mom and sister.

vinsonh42

BUMP!

karmahunger

I can see how that would get tiring, boring to always have the same thing!

Just a few of my smoothies (I warn you, some people say they look gross but I think they are fab!)

GREEN:
1/2 avocado
1/2 cup baby spinach
1 cup milk, soy or juice (if juice, use a berry juice, no citrus or apple)
1 banana

YELLOW MELLOW:
1 banana
2 oranges
1 cup orange juice
Ice

ORANGE:
1/2 cup baby carrots
1 cup orange juice
1 banana
3/4 cup mango
Ice (unnecessary, but for texture)

DIRTY DEEDS:
*this one is more a dessert smoothie, or a pre-workout smoothie
1/2 cup frozen greek yogurt
1 banana
1 cup Milk or soy
1/2 cup mixed berries

I like to have specific colour days Frozen fruit works super well.

vinsonh42

Thanks! Those sound pretty good. Will be trying them soon!

brendajs

These look good! I think I need to buy a blender!!

Thanks for sharing!

:flowerforyou:
Brenda

karmahunger

NP

underwater77

I don't really have any recipes, I just throw a bunch of stuff into the mixer and go with it.
usually kale, spinach, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, and pineapple.
I never put bananas in them for the calories and because I think the flavor is too overpowering.

And I freeze orange juice from the oranges on my trees in ice cube trays to make for super easy smoothie making.

BUT, I do have a little recommendation that you may all already do, but some of my friends seemed surprised by it.
I always buy berries and other seasonal fruits when they are in season (cheap) and cut/freeze them myself. I know it seems silly,
but frozen fruit can be kind of expensive and I prefer to buy them from the farmer's market so I know where they are coming from.
I do it with the kale and spinach also.

underwater77

These look good! I think I need to buy a blender!!

Thanks for sharing!

:flowerforyou:
Brenda

I use a magic bullet and it is SO easy. Best little random "as seen on TV" purchase ever.

skeeterrose1

Pumpkin Smoothie This makes around a 400 calorie 24 oz smoothie

1 banana
1 cup of pumpkin
1 Greek 0% fat yogurt plain
1 1/2 Tbsp ground Flax seed
2 tsp of pumpkin pie spice
1 cup of Almond Milk
4 drops of stevia for sweetness

This smoothie is soooo good

moksumike

100 grams spinach
1 Tbsp ground flax seed
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 banana
1/2 cup blueberries
1 cup almond milk
ice

I have this every morning for breakfast. It's the only way I get enough green vegetables every day.

BCSMama

I don't do exact measurements, but here are a couple I've had recently and I liked:

1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/3 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/3 frozen banana (sliced)
scoop protein powder
handfull spinach


1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/3 cup pumpkin
1 TBS PB2 powder
scoop of protein powder
handfull spinach

victorious27

bump!

ccburn5

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ellenxmariex3

My favorite...

1/3 banana
1 cup frozen mixed fruit (peaches, strawberriess, mangos, pineapples - I buy it in a bag at Aldi)
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup strawberry kiwi juice
2 spoonfuls vanilla nonfat yogurt

I tend the vary the measurements of the milk and juice depending on my mood. Sometimes I don't include the yogurt.

B_Mindful

Bump!

WeekndOVOXO

These look good! I think I need to buy a blender!!

Thanks for sharing!

:flowerforyou:
Brenda

I use a magic bullet and it is SO easy. Best little random "as seen on TV" purchase ever.

This. One of the best buy I've made for 2012. So easy to use and very child proof(if you're wondering.) I don't know how people who eat healthy get by without a delicious smoothie to go along with their day.

icemaiden17_uk

This is awesome!

I make one as well!

2 bananas
100g frozen strawberries
50g frozen blue berries
Water
1 carton mori-nori soft tofu
100g of avacado

Sounds odd but it is yummy and great if you aren't feeling great or anything like that!!

Also; it makes 2 really big portions

SpiritRockBernie

to me, recipes are just guidelines with a lot of flexibility. I usually have lettuce leaves, one water based fruit like a pear, apple, cantaloupe, and some frozen fruit like raspberries, or frozen grapes or frozen pineapple. You can also use ice if you don't have frozen fruit. Try some of the milder lettuces like spinach and romaine lettuce when starting off. good luck

chimpy_chimp

4 c. Baby Spinach
1 c. Frozen Wild Blueberries
1 Scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
2 c. Water

I have this every day for breakfast or lunch, depending on my mood.

microwoman999

My favorite is cherries and milk with vanilla yogurt So good

tiptoeketo

I picked up some PB2 the other day and it is delicious with banana and milk, smoothie style!

RunsOnEspresso

This is one of my favorites:

Chocolate Cherry Smoothie
1/2 cup frozen cherries
1 cup milk of choice
1 tbs hersheys unsweetened cocoa powder
Optional:
Protein Powder

Approx: 255 cals depending on milk & protein powder (I use silk unsweetened vanilla almond milk & sprouts soy protein isolate)

ToughTulip

Bump. Will add recipes later

jess1992uga

Frozen strawberries (about 1 cup)
2 scoops chocolate protein powder
Tiny amount water

Freaking delicious. Going to try with frozen banana too

m_wilh

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quiltbugj

www.sugarfreemom.com has some awesome recipes

kelley_lynn

loves smoothies and so quick to do.. being the lazy bugger i am

shinkalork

1 x banana
half cup of wild frozen blueberries
4Ever Fit Fruit Blast Whey Protein (CranRazz) Cranberries-Rasberries
1 cup of Unsweetened Almond milk

Soooooooooooooo good!

skeeterrose1

These look good! I think I need to buy a blender!!

Thanks for sharing!

:flowerforyou:
Brenda

I use a magic bullet and it is SO easy. Best little random "as seen on TV" purchase ever.

This. One of the best buy I've made for 2012. So easy to use and very child proof(if you're wondering.) I don't know how people who eat healthy get by without a delicious smoothie to go along with their day.

Magic Bullet is what I have and it's great!!

sallydurkin

love my smoothie....I use frozen fruit as well.
1cup unsweetend almond milk
1cup raspberries frozen
1 frozen peach
2tbsp almond butter
(sometimes I add a single serving vanilla no fat yogart)

But I do add other things as well, spinich, or change fruit around.

WendyTerry420

I have never used a recipe for a smoothie. I use banana or yogurt, or both, for a base, add some hemp protein powder or hemp seeds, add whatever fruit we have, or honey if there's no convenient fruit, add milk or hemp milk, or chocolate hemp milk, or sometimes juice or water, until it's drinkable.